A man paid prostitutes and bought a waterbed with money stolen from Wellington Catholic secondary school St Patrick's College, a court has been told.
David Neil Don, 44, today pleaded guilty when he appeared in Wellington District Court to eight counts of dishonestly accessing a computer system and one of money laundering.
He stole a total of $126,728.01 over the five years he was employed by St Patrick's as its executive officer.
When the school confronted him last April 7, he apologised and told them the money had gone on prostitutes and living expenses.
The Crown told the court $19,820 had been spent on prostitutes at escort agencies the Kensington and Quarry Inn, which he then recorded as "Corporate Wellington" and "Corporate Lower Hutt" in the school's banking system.